St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-02-03
LOCAL AND TOWN NEWS.
THE FRATERNITIEs.
what They are Doing i'm st. Johnsbary.
1. o. o. F. CONVENTIONS.

Rebekah degree lodges was held at
Bradford Tuesday and Wednesday.
Grand Master N. p. BOwman's report
shows marked progress in the work
and condition of the order in this state,
Three new lodges have been institut-
ed, one at PrOctOrsville, one at South
Londonderry and one at East Hard
wick. There has also been instituted
Antonio lodge, Daughters of Rebekah,
ut Burlington. Grand Secretary o. ID.
Henderson's report shows net gain
in membership during the year of ga.
Caledonia lodge is one of the two
lodges in the state that has a member
ship of over 200.
The Grand Encampment session was
held Tuesday, Grand Patriarch o. I'll.
Henderson presiding. The routine
business was transacted and the re-
ports show all this branch of the order
in fourishing condition. The fol-
lowing officers were elected {: j. I'll.
Jones, Bradford, G. P; L. r. Robin
son, Derby Line, G. H. P; A. H. Sa-
bin, Bellows Falls, G. S. w.; j. K.
Egerton, Mortified, G. S.; c. E. Par
menter, Rutland, G. T.; j. w. Good
ell, Burlington, G. j. W.; o. H. Hen
derson, St. Johnsbury, Grand Repre-
sentative. The election of Mr.. Hen
derson was very gratifying to his
friends, and the very flattering vote he
received was well deserved.
The Rebekah convention convened
at three o'clock p. m, Grand Master
n. p. Bowman presiding. The attend
ance was large and a lively interest
was shown in the various subjects
brought up for discussion. In the
evening the beautified work was exem-
plified by Dennis lodge of BrattlebOrO,
by the following officers /: Mrs. o. j..
Willard, N. g.; Mrs. l.. j. Retting, V.
g.; Mrs. H. A. Jones, Rec. Sec. Mrs.
ellison, Treas. Mrs. j. COrbett, War. /;
Mrs. A. H. Combs, Con-; Mrs. w. j.
Spears, o. g.; Mrs. F. B. HOpkinson,
l. g.; Mrs. C. F. Reed, R. S. N. G. !;
Mrs. G. w. Stewart, L. S. N. g.; Mrs.
S. D. Brown, R. S. V. g.; Mrs. F. E..
Willard, l.. S. V. g.. Mrs. N. L. Sta
piles, Chap. Mrs. C. Sherman, R. AL
tar Sup. Mrs. N. H. White, L. Altar
Sup; Mrs. A. j. Currier, Rebekah !;
Miss L. Stewart, Organist. Mrs. j. A.
Amidon, P. N. G.. This wOrkwas most
beautifully performed and the officers
received many compliments.
The second degree in the subordi-
nate lodge was worked by the Brad
ford lodge later in the evening and
showed that Bradford has lodge sec
Ond to none in the state in working
that degree.
At the meeting of the Grand Lodge
yesterday these officers were elected:
G. NJ, w. D. Wilson, ST. Adams !;
D. G. NJ, H. w. Hal, Burlington; G..
W., o. H. Henderson, st. Johnsbury );
G.. S., H. E. Parker, Bradford 4; G.. T.,
L. r. Robinson, Derby Line; G.. c.,
S. Bigwood, Winooski; G.. R., w. w.
Henry, Burlington G.. NJ, D. C. Foss,
Island Pond G.. c., N. M. Puffer, Ben
nington G.. G., J. w. Smith, Brattle
boro G.. H., c. Il. Summers, Mont
pelier.
Among the appointed officers was A.
L. Bragg of st. JOhnsbury as district
deputy. Next session of both bodies
at Island Pond, Feb. 1888.
The Good Templars sociable has
been postponed one week to Monday
evening Feb. IA.
The Canton Crescent social assem-
bly, comes off Friday, Feb. lo at the
opera house. Bigelow's band of Island
Pond will furnish music.
Past Grands II. w. Hall and Fox of
Burlington, and Adams of California
were visitors at Caledonia lodge |. o.
o. F. last Monday evening.
The Free Press gives COmrade G.. B.
Billiard credit for "building better than
he knew" when at the last meeting of
the state encampment at st. Adams,
he moved "that the balance of the
Earnshaw contribution, be set aside as
memorial fund for monument to
Gen. Stannard" That fund is rapidly
growing and fitting memorial will be
the result.
The members of Palestine command
cry who went over to Lancaster last
week report grand time. There were
between 40 and so all told. They
were royalty entertained by the North
Star cOmmandery Thursday night and
the next day were taken out into N. p.
Perkins logging camp where a camp
dinner was served, and were also en-
tertained by L. It. Hazen, who showed
them over his barns, etc.
@. A. r. Commander p. ID. BlOdgett
issued his first general order Friday
giving greeting to the posts Of the
state and making he following staff
appointments: COmrade Dennis E.
May of Chamberlin post No. |, st.
Johnsbury, to be assistant adjutant
general; Comrade Ed. E. Greenleaf,
Post No. 2, Burlington, to be assistant
quartermaster general; COmrade Hen
ry G. Bates, Post No. /, ST. Johnsbury,